They just patched Epic in...

Tomb-Raider products were patched.... Epic is out (for now), but we got Denuvo back ^^ One pest replaces another. Well, search from commentt #5 is up-to-date. Host updates will follow as regulary update next time

All this shit just further increases my drive to just go balls deep into emulation. I literally went through 2 psp's playing phantasy star portable 2 & since ppsspp is such a damn good emulator I can keep playing it despite the fact psp's aren't being made & sold anymore & the vita is a shitshow. Also the old sega genesis games are good fun.

Yes, a rasp pi is a compforble solution. Else, use the passages you can need (as example only Epic entries) for your system and play around a bit. If questions occur about the published files/content, something does not work at all do not hesitate to ask here or add me.

Ok well. These are alot of address so I need to get a raspberry pi for this shit. I'm not about to have a large ass hosts file on this relic of a pc.

There is no way i know, because it's a core function. For the whole system of Epic. Counts for games as well as for their Launcher. Blocked Api means half functional games or not working at all.

Well, this depends on the users what they are willing to do. I have no problem with blocking at all, but can't talk for others.

And beside of that, as already mentioned, there is a lot more as the API (EOS) itself. To "silence" Epic more or less, there are few dozend adresses and countless ipv4 adresses involved.

https://hosts.gameindustry.eu/#Spieleclients Scroll a bit till Epic Games Launcher
https://gameindustry.eu/firmenkatalog/epic-games-inc/ for involved ipv4 adresses and more info (german, you have to use a translator)

Is there a way I can patch out EOS?

Ah yes because I love spyware being shoveled into a game I bought years ago. This is exactly why I'm getting into retro gaming. This current industry is fucked & only retro emulation can save us all.

“Unfortunately, no one can be told what the Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself.”

For everyone else? Thats the connectionlog from client devices to Epic, made by Tomb Raider itself, while the game is initializing. Also shows the Datarouter telemetry service which is now mandatory. To show the whole structure of this "service" in one picture would be too much here. Already have some detailed reviews about it and a lot additional Infos outsourced with ipv4, host, background and company data as well as different versions of Epic's telemetry.

what in the matrix am I lookin at here